Pooling Resources

Relocating the Douglass and Degraw Pool, a necessary step in remediating the Gowanus, calls for deeper considerations of community dynamics and water systems.

Design By Community

As New York City prepares to remediate the canal and rezone the community, Gowanus by Design is poised to play an active role in the design process

GbD announces Axis Civitas winners

Gowanus by Design is pleased to announce the winners of our recent design competition 'Axis Civitas'. A jury invested in the future of the city met in the Lower Manhattan offices of Rogers Partners to discuss and judge the many eligible entries

Axis Civitas

Gowanus by Design presents its third international design competition, “Axis Civitas."

Mission Statement

Our goal is to design a sustainable and dynamic mixed-use community that reconnects the surrounding urban texture, promotes truly coordinated development, and creates a 21st century model for urban centers struggling to heal the environmental scars wrought upon them by 19th and 20th century industry...read more